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definitions of "spoiled" may vary
Apr. 12th, 2006 05:51 pmBecause everyone's doing it:
If you have more than 40, you're spoiled. :-)
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone -
( ) a television in your bedroom
( ) an iPod
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(3) a childfree bathroom but that's because we don't have children, not because we have a separate bathroom!
( ) your own in-house office
(4) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(5) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(6) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
(7) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(8) wealthy family members
( ) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
(9) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
( ) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans I should get negative points for this one - I'm over half a century old and I STILL have outstanding student loans!
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
(10) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(11) traveled out of the country
(12) met a celebrity - I met Isaac Asimov when I was a teenager. That's it.
(13) been to the Caribbean but only because my mother lived in Puerto Rico for 18 years - I went there to visit her, not for a vacation
(14) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
(15) been to New York - this hardly counts; I grew up in New York!
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(16) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York - every school kid in NYC and Long Island in the 1960's, even run-down public schools, got dragged on at least one field trip to the Statue of Liberty
(17) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(18) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
But there's so much this quiz doesn't cover!
Things I do/have that make me think I'm spoiled:
· We visit a bookstore at least once every month. And most of the time, if I see a book I want, I go ahead and buy it.
· We have at least 5 largish, expensive-ish musical instruments, and we didn't buy them on credit, either.
· We have over 1000 vinyl records. And over 1000 CDs.
· Season symphony tickets.
· Hobbies that regularly require travel on our own dime - usually not more than 60 miles or so, but still.
If you have more than 40, you're spoiled. :-)
Do you have:
(1) your own cell phone -
( ) a television in your bedroom
( ) an iPod
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(2) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(3) a childfree bathroom but that's because we don't have children, not because we have a separate bathroom!
( ) your own in-house office
(4) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(5) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
(6) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
(7) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
(8) wealthy family members
( ) two or more family cars
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
(9) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
( ) good credit
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
( ) a passport
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans I should get negative points for this one - I'm over half a century old and I STILL have outstanding student loans!
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money OR
(10) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(11) traveled out of the country
(12) met a celebrity - I met Isaac Asimov when I was a teenager. That's it.
(13) been to the Caribbean but only because my mother lived in Puerto Rico for 18 years - I went there to visit her, not for a vacation
(14) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
(15) been to New York - this hardly counts; I grew up in New York!
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(16) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York - every school kid in NYC and Long Island in the 1960's, even run-down public schools, got dragged on at least one field trip to the Statue of Liberty
(17) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(18) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
But there's so much this quiz doesn't cover!
Things I do/have that make me think I'm spoiled:
· We visit a bookstore at least once every month. And most of the time, if I see a book I want, I go ahead and buy it.
· We have at least 5 largish, expensive-ish musical instruments, and we didn't buy them on credit, either.
· We have over 1000 vinyl records. And over 1000 CDs.
· Season symphony tickets.
· Hobbies that regularly require travel on our own dime - usually not more than 60 miles or so, but still.
